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SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY FIRE...VENTURA COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
938 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS (20-30 MPH) HAVE DEVELOPED OVER HIGHER
ELEVATIONS TONIGHT, AND THESE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT, EVENTUALLY SHIFTING TO THE EAST.
EXPECT MUCH LIGHTER WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
FOR TONIGHT. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, CONDITIONS WILL TREND
GRADUALLY COOLER WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY
LIGHTER ON THURSDAY THEN THERE WERE ON WEDNESDAY BUT WILL FOLLOW A
SIMILAR DIURNAL PATTERN, AND THE WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR AROUND 11 AM
(ABOUT AN HOUR LATER THAN WEDNESDAY). SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY, BUT THERE IS A 30-40% CHANCE FOR CHANCE FOR
MARINE LAYER CLOUDS TO REACH THE SANDY FIRE FRIDAY MORNING.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 45 PERCENT, DRIEST AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH,
BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 11 PM.
WINDS SHIFT TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 2 TO 5
MPH AROUND 0200 AM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH,
BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH AFTER 11 PM.
WINDS SHIFT TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 8 TO 15
MPH AROUND 0200 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH,
BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH AFTER 11 PM.
WINDS SHIFT TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10
MPH AROUND 0200 AM.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-4 MPH WINDS BECOMING
WEST-SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AROUND 11 AM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH WINDS BECOMING
WEST-SOUTHWEST 10-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH AROUND 11 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH WINDS BECOMING
WEST-SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AROUND 11 AM.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1-3 MPH AFTER 8 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-6 MPH AFTER 8 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-6 MPH AFTER 8 PM.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH WINDS BECOMING
WEST-SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AROUND 12 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH WINDS BECOMING
WEST-SOUTHWEST 10-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH AROUND 12 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH WINDS BECOMING
WEST-SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AROUND 12 PM.
FORECASTER...PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...KELLY SMYTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614036.0/LOX
.DELDT 05/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KELLY.SMYTH@VENTURACOUNTY.GOV,DREW.SMITH@FIRE.LACOUNTY.GOV, NICHOLAS.CLEARY@VENTURA.ORG
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